HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (CLASSIFICATION)

Duties

This position provides classification services for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The role of this position is to provide advice, consultation, and guidance on position classification, position management, and organizational design for CBP. The primary mission of the Classification Team is to provide superior advice and guidance to customers in the areas of position classification, organization, and position management services.

This position starts at a salary of $49,025.00 (GS-07, Step 1) to $77,955.00 (GS-09, Step 10) with promotion potential to $113,047 (GS-12 Step 10).

Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Classifying a wide variety of position descriptions by making determinations on the proper pay plan, title, series and grade level for General Schedule (GS) positions ranging from grades 1 through 15, along with Federal Wage System positions.
• Preparing evaluation reports of positions reviewed and taking necessary action to ensure that positions are revised for accuracy and completeness.
• Making auxiliary determinations to classified positions which include applying the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), determining Financial Disclosure filing requirements, determining position sensitivity, bargaining unit status determinations, and drug testing requirements.
• Utilizing several human resources software programs to assess information, record, and enter data on positions.

RequirementsConditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below)
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
• As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-07 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Conducting research from various sources to compile and consolidate information.
• Gathering and analyzing basic facts for classification actions.
• Communicating factual and procedural information clearly to customers.

Education Substitution:
GS-7:Successful completion of one year of full-time graduate education from an accredited college or university may substitute for the experience required at this level. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise a year of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 18 semester or 27 quarter hours.
OR
A bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may also substitute for the experience required. It is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average (i.e., GPA 3.0 or higher of a possible 4.0, excluding pass/fail credits. Pass/fail credits cannot be more than 10% of total credits), or (3) honor society membership. Review Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) to see if you qualify under this provision. Please see www.opm.gov for additional information.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Assisting higher graded specialists with conducting desk audits.
• Reviewing management requests for classification actions.
• Interpreting and applying position classification standards to positions to determine the correct pay category, occupational series, title, and grade level.
• Preparing evaluation reports and discussing findings with management and employees.

Education Substitution:
GS-9: A master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, a J.D. or an LL.B. degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for experience required at this level. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise two years of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 36 semester hours or 54 quarter hours.

Combining Experience and Education: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. More information on this qualification standard is located here.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 02/27/2024.